RANCHO CUCAMONGA – First, Los Osos High School quarterback Richard Brehaut bumped into running back Arby Fields, forcing a fumble that he recovered for an 11-yard loss.

Fields followed that by slipping on a third-down play for an 8-yard loss back to the Bishop Amat 23, setting up a fourth-and-goal.

“Arby came back into the huddle and said he could make a play,” Brehaut said. “I held on to the ball as long as I could, and he made the best play I’ve ever seen.”

“It was a complete shock.”

Fields outfought Amat defender Sheldon Price in the end zone, spun around and snagged Brehaut’s pass for the Grizzles’ go-ahead touchdown in a 24-20 victory Friday night in front of a full house at Los Osos.

Both teams scored after that TD with 6:56 left.

“We’ve always been good at not quitting late in the game,” Los Osos coach Tom Martinez said. “We’ve been pretty resilient.”

Twice, the Grizzlies came back against the Lancers, who were playing their first game under new coach and alum Steve Haggerty.

Bishop Amat tried to follow suit, taking the following possession to its 42 before Tobin Garrett intercepted a Nicholas Lenhart pass.

“That was the game right there,” Haggerty said. “We still have a lot of work to do. We made costly mistakes, and that was the difference.”

Lou Brewster is a nationally recognized motorsports journalist who has staffed NASCAR and NHRA events since 1969. Has also staffed high school football, in five different states, since 1967. Has won several national awards in writing and breaking news.

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